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Part first floor. 1-3 Robertson Street, (Former Owens)

Planning application HS/FA/26/00005

Part first floor. 1-3 Robertson Street, (Former Owens), Hastings, TN34 1HN

Change of use

What is proposed

In the council’s words, from its weekly list:

Change of use from an Amusements with video and pinball games to a sports bar hosting indoor spor… cut short in the council’s list; the full wording is on its file

Where it stands

The council’s file ↗

Conditions attached

The decision notice on the council’s file (published Fri 31 Jul 2026) attaches 6 conditions. In the council’s words, each with the reason it gives:

  1. Time limit to start
    The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

    Reason: This condition is imposed in accordance with the provisions of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

  2. Built to the approved plans
    The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans: Location plan (251203H/LP/REVC) Block plan (251203H/BP/REVB) Bin store location and access (251203H/BI) Proposed first floor plan (251203H/P/1/REVA)

    Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.

  3. Something else
    The premises shall not be used except between the following hours:- Monday - Friday : 12:00 - 22:30 Saturday : 12:00 - 23:30 Sunday/Bank Holiday : 12:00 - 20:00

    Reason: To safeguard the amenity of adjoining and future residents.

  4. Parking, access and cycles
    Waste and recycling associated with the development shall be stored within the dedicated refuse storage area identified on approved plan No. 251203H/BI at all times and shall not be stored on the public highway.

    Reason: In order to secure a well-planned development that functions properly and prevents waste becoming a detriment to the surrounding area.

  5. Drainage and flooding
    The development shall be carried out in accordance with the submitted Flood Risk Assessment (FRA) report (ref: FRA261079, dated 31 March 2026) and the following mitigation measures it details: · Implementation of the Flood Warning and Evacuation Plan (FWEP) mitigation measures outlined in Section 5.3 (Access and Egress) These mitigation measures shall be fully implemented prior to first use of the premises hereby permitted and shall be retained and maintained thereafter throughout the lifetime of the development.

    Reason: To reduce the risk of flooding to the proposed development for future users.

  6. Noise, plant and smells
    Prior to the first use of the indoor bowling alley, a report prepared by a suitably qualified acoustic engineer shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The assessment shall identify the potential for airborne, impact and structure-borne noise and vibration arising from the use of the indoor bowling alley, including amplified sound associated with the bowling use, and associated customer activity within the premises, to affect neighbouring residential and commercial occupiers. Where mitigation is required, the assessment shall specify all necessary noise and vibration attenuation measures, including details of their design, specification, location and method of installation. The approved mitigation measures shall be fully implemented before the indoor bowling alley is first brought into use and shall thereafter be retained, maintained and operated in accordance with the approved details for the lifetime of the development.

    Reason: To safeguard the amenity of adjoining and future residents.

We copy the numbered conditions and their reasons and nothing else from the notice; its notes to the applicant are on the file. The label on each is ours, by rules on the council’s wording. The conditions the council attaches, by kind of application

Conservation and heritage on this street

Measured along the street’s line against the council’s boundaries. Whether a particular building is inside depends on where the boundary runs: each area’s page on the council’s site has its map. All 18 conservation areas

The council’s Article 4 direction on houses in multiple occupation covers the whole town (in force since 2 July 2012): turning a house into a shared house for three to six people needs planning permission. The council’s page ↗

2 listed buildings are on or beside Robertson Street: the street’s page lists them.

Conservation areas, Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders: Hastings Borough Council, Open Government Licence v3.0. Street lines © OpenStreetMap contributors. Listed buildings: © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Flood zones, the coast and protected nature on this street

We place an application by the street in its address, so these say where Robertson Street runs, not where the site’s boundary is. The application’s own documents on the council’s file show the site.

Flood zones

Part of Robertson Street is in Flood Zone 3 (the sea). That is the Environment Agency’s flood map for planning, which shows land that could flood from rivers or the sea, ignoring the benefits of any existing flood defences.

Locations in flood zone 3 have a high probability of flooding.

This means, in any year, land has:

Flood zone 3 developments need a flood risk assessment as part of their planning application.

The Environment Agency’s words, from Flood zones and what they mean ↗.

A street’s line is not an address. For a particular address, use the Environment Agency’s Check your long term flood risk ↗; for a planning site, its Flood map for planning ↗. Flood warnings in force now are on Live now.

Protected nature

No Site of Special Scientific Interest, Special Area of Conservation, Local Nature Reserve, ancient woodland or country park is within about 100 m of Robertson Street’s line, and it is outside the High Weald National Landscape. Protected nature in Hastings

Flood zones: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Fetched 2026-10-12.

Coastal erosion and the Shoreline Management Plan: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015. Open Government Licence v3.0. Fetched 2026-10-12.

Protected sites: © Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Fetched 2026-10-12.

Street lines © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Comments on the application

The council’s file counts no comments from the public (as it stood on Wed 14 Oct 2026).

Who the council consulted

The bodies and officers the file lists as consulted, with the day each was asked.

Consultee responses on the file

Responses filed as consultee comments, named as the file names them, with the day each was published. What they say is in each document on the council’s file.

Is a comment public?

The council’s page on commenting says: “All comments will be made available to view online and will be treated in accordance with our privacy policy. Comments will be redacted where they contain personal information or are inappropriate in their content.” It also says: “Please note that we do not accept anonymous comments.” Commenting on an application, on the council’s site ↗ (read 13 October 2026).

We count the comments on the council’s file. We never copy a commenter’s name, address or words, and we don’t list who objected: that is on the file.

Similar applications nearby

Other applications of the same kind (change of use) on Robertson Street or in Castle ward, decided ones first, since our record starts on 21 April 2026. A refusal is marked; its reasons are in the decision notice on the council’s file. Each application is decided on its own facts.

On Robertson Street

Elsewhere in Castle

…and 3 more of the same kind nearby. Every application on Robertson Street is on its page.

If you think work doesn’t match what was approved

The council’s planning enforcement team looks into building work or a use that may not have permission, or may not follow the approved plans or conditions. Its page explains how to report it and which cases it deals with first: planning enforcement on the council’s site ↗

Our planning record starts on 21 April 2026, from the council’s weekly lists of new and decided applications. We list the site, the proposal, the dates, the decision, the comment counts and a permission’s conditions. We never copy a commenter’s or an individual applicant’s details; an applicant is named only when it is an organisation we can match exactly to a council, a registered charity or a company on Companies House. Planning is decided by the council, not by us.